engineering

Reevesland

Reevesland is a engineering topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Reevesland rather than just read about it. In short: Reevesland (Reeves Farmhouse or Torreyson Farm) is the remnant of an estate that was once located in the present Boulevard Manor neighborhood of Arlington County, Virginia. The former estate, located at 400 N.

Key takeaways

Reevesland belongs to engineering; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Reevesland to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Reevesland from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Reevesland (Reeves Farmhouse or Torreyson Farm) is the remnant of an estate that was once located in the present Boulevard Manor neighborhood of Arlington County, Virginia. The former estate, located at 400 N. Manchester Street in the western part of the county, now consists of 2.4 acres (1.0 ha) of land with a house and outbuildings that were originally part of a 160 acres (65 ha) dairy farm.

History Reevesland has the distinction of being the last operating dairy farm in Arlington. The 160-acre farm remained in the same family for three generations and it represents an important era in Arlington’s history, when the area was transformed from a sleepy, rural community into the thriving suburban/urban county it is today. Reevesland was the name given to the farm and dairy operation by George Reeves. Originally known as the Torreyson Farm, the land was purchased in 1863 by William H. Torreyson, who built a house around 1865 and used it as a tenant house. In 1898, it became the home of Torreyson’s daughter, Lucy and her husband, George Reeves. The last owner of the original property and farmhouse was Nelson Reeves, son of George Reeves. He was born in the existing farmhouse in 1900 and spent his life there, working as a third-generation farmer. In 1932, Reevesland began using milking machines — a sign of modernization. Nelson and his father continued to operate the farm during the Depression and World War II. The family continued to raise dairy cattle and crops until 1955, about the time that tank trucks replaced milk cans. After farming operations ceased, most of the land was subdivided and sold. Only two acres containing the farmhouse remain. The Arlington County government purchased Reevesland in 2001 to enlarge the heavily-used Bluemont Park and provide additional recreational opportunities to County residents. The acquisition of the property allowed the County to protect a popular sledding hill and to preserve the remaining portion of the County’s last dairy farm. The Arlington County Board designated the building to be a local historic district on December 11, 2004.

Future plans On May 19, 2015, the Arlington County Board voted to sell the Reeves farmhouse and 6,000 square feet (560 m2) of land to private buyers. In August 2015, a coalition of neighborhood and historic preservation groups, including the Arlington Historical Society, the Boulevard Manor Civic Association, and Preservation Arlington, proposed to establish a new nonprofit group with the goal of acquiring and maintaining the historic Reeves farmhouse.

See also List of Arlington County Historic Districts

References

External links Arlington Historical Society Boulevard Manor Civic Association (See Slide show of photographs of Reeves Farmhouse and Reevesland historic plaque. See COUNTY POSTS FAQS ON REEVESLAND, June 15, 2015) Preservation Arlington "Activists fight to keep historic Arlington farmhouse", WUSA9, June 3, 2015

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Reevesland

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Reevesland claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In engineering, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Reevesland before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Reevesland ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Reevesland

In research: Reevesland appears in engineering research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Reevesland in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Reevesland is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1865 establishments in Virginia, Arlington County Historic Districts, Buildings and structures completed in 1865, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Reevesland outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Reevesland in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Reevesland means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Reevesland out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Reevesland in simple terms?

Why does Reevesland matter?

Because it connects several engineering ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Reevesland?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Reevesland.